{"id":55201,"date":"2024-10-24T15:53:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T04:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/?p=55201"},"modified":"2025-03-26T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:13:29","slug":"pacific-championship-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/expert-tips\/pacific-championship-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"EXPERT RUGBY TIPS: PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"expert-tips__row block\">\n      <div class=\"container reduced-width relative py-6 md:pt-4\">\n        <div class=\"expert-tips__wrap pb-6 lg:pb-12\">\n                      <h2 class=\"font-bold font-montserrat text-xl lg:text-[26px] text-bf-yellow text-center md:text-left mb-4 uppercase\">Match 2: Men &#8211; New Zealand v Tonga<\/h2>\n                              <div class=\"mb-2.5 md:mb-3 text-sm md:text-base\">\n            \n          <\/div>\n                                                                              <p class=\"pt-2.5 md:pt-3 font-bold font-montserrat text-sm md:text-base\">Betting Strategy<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"text-sm md:text-base\">BACK  (HANDICAP) TONGA +7.5 @ $1.70 or better<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThere won\u2019t be many better bets on the board in 2024 than Cook Islands getting more than two converted tries against a Fiji team that was utterly hopeless last week. Fiji are poorly coached without an ability to kick or organise. The fact only superficial changes were made to the team says everything. Cook Islands have Karmichael Hunt in charge and have a team with eight players possessing NRL experience. They have historically played the Bati well. Tremendous bet. <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start align-middle lg:flex-row my-6\">\n                                  <div class=\"w-full mt-2 market-button-wrap relative\">\n        <div class=\"block border border-bf-border-grey rounded-lg py-2 px-3 bg-white\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/author\/betfairanalyst\/\" class=\"no-underline\">\n            <div class=\"market-button__author-details flex items-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden flex justify-center items-center w-10 h-10 bg-bf-black p-2\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/default-post-image.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full author-image\" alt=\"Betfair arrows white\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <p class=\"font-montserrat font-bold text-[13px] mb-0 ml-2\">Braden Howlett<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n        <a\n            seg-instrument=\"view-market-button\"\n             \n                data-button-details=\"{&quot;marketId&quot;:&quot;1.235221328&quot;,&quot;selectionId&quot;:&quot;10537&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;back&quot;,&quot;buttonText&quot;:&quot;Back &quot;}\" \n                        data-button-type=\"back\"\n            data-market-id=\"1.235221328\"\n            data-selection-id=\"10537\"\n            href=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/extensions\/dl\/1.235221328\"\n            class=\"market-button w-full md:w-auto no-underline\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n        >\n            <div class=\"bg-bf-back-blue-light w-full rounded p-2\">\n                <div class=\"market-button__header flex pb-2 border-b border-[#99D5ED]\">\n                    <div class=\"flex items-center w-full\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" 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Tonga look big odds and are especially tasty at the prop. Whatever way you cut it, Tonga have a far superior forward pack and should lay the foundation for Tongan success. The key to this is Shaun Johnson. If Tonga can shut down the veteran No.7, they have no other playmakers. Given their coaching, that will likely be the aim. <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start align-middle lg:flex-row my-6\">\n                                  <div class=\"w-full mt-2 market-button-wrap relative\">\n        <div class=\"block border border-bf-border-grey rounded-lg py-2 px-3 bg-white\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/author\/betfairanalyst\/\" class=\"no-underline\">\n            <div class=\"market-button__author-details flex items-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden flex justify-center items-center w-10 h-10 bg-bf-black p-2\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/default-post-image.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full author-image\" alt=\"Betfair arrows white\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                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New Guinea v Cook Islands<\/h2>\n                              <div class=\"mb-2.5 md:mb-3 text-sm md:text-base\">\n            \n          <\/div>\n                                                                              <p class=\"pt-2.5 md:pt-3 font-bold font-montserrat text-sm md:text-base\">Betting Strategy<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"text-sm md:text-base\">BACK PAPUA NEW GUINEA -18.5 @ $1.50 or better<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Kumuls are an elite bet laying a line that is half of what it should be. PNG have played Cook Islands three times in Port Moresby and have won each by at least 28 points. This Kumuls team is well balanced and plays with a ton of energy and speed while Cook Islands look lethargic, unfit and low on effort. The edges should be particularly worrying for the Cook Islands. Nene MacDonald is airborne. This is going to be a one-goer. <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"flex flex-col items-start align-middle lg:flex-row my-6\">\n                                  <div class=\"w-full mt-2 market-button-wrap relative\">\n        <div class=\"block border border-bf-border-grey rounded-lg py-2 px-3 bg-white\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/author\/betfairanalyst\/\" class=\"no-underline\">\n            <div class=\"market-button__author-details flex items-center mb-2\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-full overflow-hidden flex justify-center items-center w-10 h-10 bg-bf-black p-2\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfair.com.au\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/default-post-image.svg\" class=\"w-full h-full author-image\" alt=\"Betfair arrows white\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <p 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